Previously patch order had a bearing on the wellbeing of CF. For instance one would elect to install say updater1 followed by cumulative hotfix then subsequent security patch eg CF9.0.1, CHF1, APSBxx-xx. Will CF10 updater manage patch order or prerequisites not allowing incorrect update order?

Form ColdFusion 10 onwards, all updates will be cumulative. This means that all fixes of previously relased hotfix be included in any new hotfix which comes later.

Also the previous process of deploying jar files in through Server Manager won't be relevant with ColdFusion 10 as now hotfix jar will be full installer(unlike previous hotfixes which required copying them to lib/updates folder in CF server).

Regarding the error with current hotfix, we are in prcess of updating new test hotfix which will be compatible with the beta release. If you have installed he current one, you can unistall it with uninstaller placed under <CF-HOME>/cfusion/hf-updates/<hotfix name> folder or through Admin (under Installed updates tab on updates page).

The dialog prompted that CF10 would restart. It stopped however did not start. Run SERVICES.MSC and started "ColdFusion 10 Application Server". Should the dialog be changed or was there a problem and you would expect CF10 to start without intervention after update removal?